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A visit to the Porters Bar Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Porters Bar Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Porters Bar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Porters Bar Cemetery

Lat:   29.7527°   (29° 45' 9")

Lon:   -84.8488°   (-84° 50' 55")

The Porters Bar Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Apalachicola. Apalachicola lies just to the west southwest of the Porters Bar Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Porters Bar Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Porters Bar Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Eastpoint Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Apalachicola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983198 <5>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Apalachicola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1184198 <5>
  • Brown & Smith Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown & Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown & Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown & Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Port Saint Joe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71984 <5>
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Gulf County
  • Old Saint Joseph Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Joseph Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Joseph Cemetery
    • The Saint Joseph Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Joseph Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Port Saint Joe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191334 <5>
  • Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery is located in Wakulla County
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Wewahitchka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72523 <5>
  • West Sopchoppy Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Sopchoppy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Sopchoppy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Sopchoppy Cemetery is located in Wakulla County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Porters Bar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Porters Bar Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Eastpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Apalachicola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Franklin County
  • Carrabelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanark Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumatra
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gulf County
  • Saint Teresa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Curtis Mill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
  • Port Saint Joe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Porters Bar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Porters Bar Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Porters Bar Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Porters Bar Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #289251  (Porters Bar Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #289251 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Green Point
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 4
    • Location given for GNIS #289251 (Porters Bar Cemetery)

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Porters Bar Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7527, Longitude: -84.8488       In this case, the coordinates for the Porters Bar Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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